The unique behavior of colloids at liquid interfaces provides exciting opportunities for engineering the assembly of colloidal particles into functional materials. The deformable nature of fluid–fluid interfaces means that ...
Plexcitonic systems based on metal nanostructures and molecular J-aggregates offer an excellent opportunity to explore the intriguing interplay between plasmonic excitations and excitons, offering unique insights into ...
Decades of intense research in the field of nanoscience have led to the ability to produce nanoparticles (NPs) with controlled composition, shape, and size. One of the next key challenges is the self-assembly of appropriate ...
Temperature-modulated colloidal phase of plasmonic nanoparticles is a convenient playground for resettable soft-actuators or colorimetric sensors. To render reversible clustering under temperature change, bulky ligands are ...
In diverse fields, machine learning (ML) has sparked transformative changes, primarily driven by the wealth of big data. However, an alternative approach seeks to mine insights from “precious data”, offering the possibility ...
Periodic responses to nonperiodic energy inputs, such as oscillations, are hallmarks of living systems. Nanoparticle-based systems have largely remained unexplored in the generation of oscillatory features. Here, we ...
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) exhibit photothermal properties that are fundamental to biomedical and catalytic fields. However, the relationship between photothermal heating efficiency and nanoparticle characteristics often ...
Finding the optimal dimensions of metal nanoparticles to maximize their plasmonic performance in targeted applications is a complex and time-consuming process that typically requires a trial-and-error approach. Here, we ...
A Ru(II)-catalyzed inherent weakly coordinating oxo-group-directed site-selective C5 functionalization of 2-arylquinolin-4(1H)-ones using various coupling partners like allyl alcohols, acrylates, styrenes, maleimides, and ...
Dielectric and metallic metasurfaces are proposed to demonstrate the sensing applications in the near-infrared region under normal incidence light. The geometrical parameters of the proposed metasurfaces are designed using ...
This work offers an ultra-sensitive multilayered surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-based biosensor that uses angular interrogation in the near-infrared (NIR) region to detect the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). The multi-layered ...
A refractive index-based surface plasmon resonance sensor using a multilayer heterostructure in the Kretschmann configuration is proposed for the near-infrared region. In the proposed configuration, aluminum is used as a ...
Developing an affordable and efficient electrocatalyst for bifunctional activity is crucial for the advancement of water electrolysis technology. Doping with foreign atoms in electrocatalysts can tune the electronic ...
The current work focuses on fabrication of Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films of MoS2 flakes with impregnated gold nano particles (AuNPs) as a noble Surface enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) active hetero structure. The hot spots ...
This paper is focused on simple fabrication of robust and reproducible SERS active substrate through self-assembly of gold nanoparticles (AuNps) entrapped in the Langmuir Blodgett (LB) film of MoS2 flakes. The as prepared ...
Development of a competent and stable electrocatalyst coupled with photovoltaic system for the generation of green hydrogen, can be a plausible answer to the existing energy crisis. Herein, we have developed Ru doped ...
Developing a ‘greener’ avenue for organic synthesis is a key challenge, which must focus on energy efficiency as well as sustainability. Harnessing solar energy to chemical energy is an efficient way to utilize renewable ...
Cobalt(II)-exchanged X and Y zeolites with varying metal loadings were employed to convert CO2 to cyclic carbonates starting from alkenes. The transformation was carried out using O2 as an oxidant in a mixture of O2 and ...
End-to-end linked nanorod dimer nanogap antennas exhibit superior plasmonic enhancement compared to monomers due to the coupling of localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPR) of individual nanorods. However, controlling ...
We investigated the binding between the c-MYC G-quadruplex (GQ) and berberine chloride (BCl) in an aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) with 12.3 wt % polyethylene glycol and 5.6 wt % dextran, mimicking the highly crowded ...